Tragic Oldies Deaths in Your Monday Headlines

It’s the toughest day of the week, but we’re here to make it a little better. What’s better than something to help out with small talk at the water cooler? Here are your Monday morning music news headlines…

Legendary producer George Martin has died at the age of 90, slipping peacefully in his sleep in London. George had his fingerprints on all but one of the Beatles albums, and is in both the US and UK Rock N’ Roll Halls of Fame.

Keith Emmerson of legendary “Emmerson, Lake and Palmer” has died at the age of 71 due to a single gunshot to the head, although police will not confirm that it was a suicide.

Randy Meisner’s wife, Lana Rae, was accidently killed while moving boxes in her home last week. It seems the rifle in one of the boxes went off killing her instantly. It’s not been a good year for Randy, former original member of the Eagles, as he was arrested in July of 2015 for an attended suicide with an AK-47, and now his wife has died.

Bill Wyman, former Rolling Stones bassist, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer but is expected to make a full recovery.

Lenny Baker the large saxophone player for the group Sha Na Na has died at the age of 69.

Finally, the class of 2016 for the Songwriters Hall of Fame has been announced, and will include inductees Marvin Gaye, Tom Petty, Elvis Costello, Nigel Rogers and Bernard Edwards of Chic, along with songwriter Chip Taylor (“Angel in the Morning” and “Wild Thing.”) The class will be inducted in ceremonies to take place on June 9 at the Marriott Marquis in New York.

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